Demi and Shorty settling out of court.

Even before it hits court, troubled Disney starlet Demi Lovato has moved to settle her case with a back-up dancer she punched, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

Alex Welch’s high-powered lawyer Donald Karpel revealed he and Demi’s lawyers are working towards a settlement.

“Alex is seeking a settlement, an apology from Demi and a donation made to a charity of her choice,” Karpel told RadarOnline.com.

Karpel said that he is working with the firm that representing Lovato and “has faith that we will reach an amicable settlement.”Welch was scheduled to do an on camera interview with RadarOnline.com and other media outlets on Tuesday, but Lovato’s camp asked the young dancer to hold off on interviews while their case is being negotiated.

The dancer, 21, who received a black eye in the incident five weeks ago, told RadarOnline.com: “I hope to get this settled and put this behind me.”

As we exclusively reported, Welch has been seeking medical attention for the injuries she claims she received when Lovato hit her.source.